VCU-ACE_Resources_Transportation

VCU ACE Resources and Transportation Training  Josh Taylor 5 min group discussion • What are the challenges of meeting the needs  of students with autism in transportation  settings? • What strategies work best? Which don’t? • What professional development needs are  unique to transportation staff? What is VCU‐ACE? Technical Assistance Top Down and  Bottom Up Tiered Professional Development Learner Model Autism Center for Excellence Embedded Technical Assistance Models of Success SUSTAINING Implementing an innovation effectively with fdelity over time and contexts by teachers and other staff Applying procedures that continually allow a system to compare valued outcomes against a practice Modifying practices to achieve valued outcomes as the context changes over time Identifying resources needed for long-term implementation Online Professional Learning Communities Self-Paced Courses Online Courses Research Articles Live Training DEVELOPING Using intervention practices to support new ways of teaching by teachers and others working in a school environment Integrating new interventions into the repertoires of teachers which are supported by building and division administration Advancing skill knowledge for teachers to use science-based interventions and produce effective outcomes for students Incorporating resources required to implement the innovation with fdelity How To’s Seminars Website Webcasts Autism Internet Modules National Professional Development Center Briefs Fact Sheets Resources / Tool Kits EMERGING Identifying the need for change and lear ning about possible interventions that may be solutions Learning what it takes to implement the innovation effectively Establishing resources required to i mplement the innovation with fdelity to produce effective outcomes for students The contents were developed under a contract from the Virginia Department of Education, contract number 881-61172-H027A100107 Virginia Commonwealth University, - VCU‐ACE Website www.vcuautismcenter.org How To Video Series https://vcuautismcenter.org/te/how_to/ Webcasts https://vcuautismcenter.org/te/webcasts/upcoming.cfm Archived Webcasts https://vcuautismcenter.org/te/webcasts/archives/ Seminars https://vcuautismcenter.org/te/seminars/ Online Courses https://vcuautismcenter.org/te/courses/ Transportation Training https://vcuautismcenter.org/te/transportation.cfm Safety For All Demo Modules https://vcuautismcenter.org/te/transportation.cfm Transportation Training Resources • Facilitator Guide‐ https://vcuautismcenter.org/documents/ASD%20Transportation%20Training%20F acilitator%20Guide.pdf • Participant Handout‐ https://vcuautismcenter.org/documents/ASD%20Transportation%20Training%20P articipant%20Handout.pdf https://vcuautismcenter.org/te/transportation.cfm Models for Delivery • Autonomous ‐ Participants meet in a computer  lab and complete modules in whole or in parts,  with facilitated discussion following each module • Small group ‐ Participants meet in a classroom  and view module videos together followed by  facilitated discussion • Independent ‐ Participants are responsible for  completing online modules ahead of time before  meeting together for facilitated discussion www.vcuautismcenter.org Questions? Joshua Taylor jtaylor66@vcu.edu Extras • https://vcuautismcenter.org/te/badging/traini ngs/ • https://youtu.be/Kx66pl6V8h8